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Quick definitions from WordNet (switch)
▸ noun: the act of changing one thing or position for another ("His switch on abortion cost him the election")
▸ noun: a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
▸ noun: a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
▸ noun: control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
▸ noun: railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
▸ noun: hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
▸ noun: an event in which one thing is substituted for another
▸ verb: make a shift in or exchange of ("Then we switched")
▸ verb: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another ("Switch to a different brand of beer")
▸ verb: flog with or as if with a flexible rod
▸ verb: change over, change around, or switch over
▸ verb: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
▸ verb: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation ("Switch on the light")
▸ verb: exchange or give (something) in exchange for
▸ Also see switchs
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▸ Idioms related to switch (New!)
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▸ noun: the act of changing one thing or position for another ("His switch on abortion cost him the election")
▸ noun: a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
▸ noun: a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
▸ noun: control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
▸ noun: railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
▸ noun: hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
▸ noun: an event in which one thing is substituted for another
▸ verb: make a shift in or exchange of ("Then we switched")
▸ verb: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another ("Switch to a different brand of beer")
▸ verb: flog with or as if with a flexible rod
▸ verb: change over, change around, or switch over
▸ verb: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
▸ verb: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation ("Switch on the light")
▸ verb: exchange or give (something) in exchange for
▸ Also see switchs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to switch
▸ Usage examples for switch
▸ Idioms related to switch (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing switch
▸ Words that often appear near switch
▸ Rhymes of switch
▸ Invented words related to switch